If a connection that usually takes 9 hops to reach a particular web server is now taking 13 hops to reach it, how would it affect the connection?
A)Hops do not affect the speed of the connection.
B)The connection will be faster than before.
C)The connection will be fractionally slower than before.
D)It cannot be determined if the connection will be affected.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Even though there is an increase in the number of hops, it cannot be assumed that the time taken has been more than before. Therefore, one cannot determine if the connection would get faster or slower.
Key Takeaway: There may be a situation where 9 hops may take 10 ms in total. In the second case, the hop count may have increased to 13, but it does not mean that these hops have taken more than 10 ms. Therefore, it cannot be determined how an increase in the number of hops affects the connection. One can only be sure after having a look at the trace route command results.

If a Connection That Usually Takes 9 Hops to Reach